IT'S NOT WORTH: WHICH ROAD ARE YOU? part two

Dearly beloved, May this month be an all-round blessing for you in Jesus name. This month I will be sharing with you on what I titled “which road are you?”

Jesus seemed always to classify people in two categories. He taught that there are two roads of life, the broad road and the narrow road. He said there are two destinies in life. He did not give a third alternative. He did not give ant middle road. He said it’s either one or the other.

He said in Matthew 7:13-14; “Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.” You cannot be neutral about eternal life, but a lot of people try to be. They try to ride the middle road but there is no middle road. Jesus said it’s one or the other. He said if you’re not on the narrow road that leads to eternal life, then you must be on the broad road that leads to destruction. Every person is on one or the other which road you are on? The broad road or the narrow road? One leads to destruction and hell; the other leads to a full life here and now eventually life to come in heaven, which is it? It’s one or the other

The extremes of humanity are on this broad road. There are the immoral, the dictators, the murderers. But there are also some moral people and even church people on this road. The Bible says, “Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? And in thy name have cast out devil? And in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me ye that work iniquity.” (Matthew 7:22-23). They were on the broad road all along. And all these people who tried to keep one foot in the world and one foot in heaven, those who tried to ride both roads, all of those people are on the broad road, in the right of Christ.

The broad road is also a crowded road. Jesus said there are many who go in by it, I think one of the greatest sin is conformity. We always hear, “Everybody else is doing it. No other reason except everybody else is doing it (conformity). Nobody has the moral courage anymore to stand alone if everybody in your room at school cheats, dare to stand alone and get a C if necessary. If everybody in your office lies, and if all the other salesmen tell lies in order to sell a product, or they cheat on their expense account, dare to stand alone. God doesn’t judge us by what others are doing. If you give your life to Jesus Christ, you may be the only one in your school, job, business trying to live for Jesus Christ. But if you will take your stand for Christ, God will honour you and bless you. And He will open doors for you that you never dreamed.

The broad road, not only is it crowded and wide, but it’s deceptive. The Bible says, “There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.” (Proverbs 16:25). Everybody has got and idea about how they are going to get to heaven, how they’ll be forgiven by God. Some might say, “Well I'm sincere. If you’re sincere, won’t that get you to heaven?” No, it won’t. You can be sincere and wrong. There are a lot of people who are sincere in their religion, but they’re wrong. And some say, “Well, I’m going to follow my conscience.” But your conscience is not a safe guide. Your conscience can be hardened, it can be dead, it can be seared. You have sinned so much against the Holy Spirit that your conscience is no longer sensitive, and it’s no longer a safe guide. Your conscience will mislead you. And others say, “If I try to do my best and live by the golden rule, I'll eventually get to heaven.” But the Bible says, “For by grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, Not of works, lest any man should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9). You can’t work your way to heaven. You can do good works all your life, but you can’t build up enough good works to get to heaven. The only way you can get to Heaven is through Christ, who died on the cross and who shed His blood for your sins.

 God bless you.